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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Elements</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab of the diagram</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog enables you to define what components of the elements should be displayed on the diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="188" style="width:188px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Show Element Stereotypes</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Attributes</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Operations</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Tagged Values</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Requirements</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Constraints</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Maintenance (<a href="showmaintenancescriptsinco.htm">Maintenance Scripts)</a></span></li>
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